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carolina watchman skmlwiikkhv vol xix salisbury n c june 24 1861 numuelt 14 j.j bruner edit3s and proprietor terms single copy 2.00 pivu copii 8.00 ten conies 15.00 clubs exceeding ten in the same pro portion \\ ',Â» mi-li payment always in advatt c census of noufll cakol.lna reported by the secretary of state to tho convention puke coon , o-r wiiitk m.ivh total oil l alamance 7,9tig 4121 3.4*15 l|,r53 alexumf r 5.393 19 611 6,039 arnon i iti-2 151 6,9*1 kl.tjti-j alleghany t.."..>7 j7 sm*f 3.59u asac 7.433 149 3!)l 9.">t beiufort 6 172 739 :â€¢ 878 14.779 bÂ«rti r>*h 279 h.ihii 14,311 bladen 6,233 435 5,437 11,995 hruusw.ck 4,513 260 t,ii;Â«i s.-tm buncombe i0.u3.j in ml 12,654 burke g iÂ»7 i>io 2.381 9,237 cabarrus 7.409 l'-t 3.u40 id,.1-16 caldwell 6,2/j7 114 1.986 7.-1j cmntleii j.!lt!l 876 2,127 r 3 is carter 6.064 15 i b.lho caswell 6,581 979 jj.'.-'i 18.v15 catavvb 9 036 28 i tllm jl>,730 chatham 12,555 3<i4 6,246 19,10 cherokee 8 609 1h mÂ«j 9.1 tit chowan 2.978 151 1.713 6,842 cleavelind 111.i uh 109 9,131 12 348 columbus a.77!l t.'i ri imti.'l 8,597 craven 8,795 1,288 6.190 lc.'j cumberland 9.561 978 5,830 18,.16 currituck 4,iwl 221 2,524 7,416 danjtod 13,378 147 3.076 16/501 davi 6.0(11 lit i 2 t 392 8.494 duplin 8.286 37 1 7,126 i5.78t edgecombe 6,880 2rt8 10,108 17,376 foraytlte 10.7k ill 1.764 12.691 franklin 6.190 541 7,079 14,110 castou 7.009 102 2.199 9,310 galea 4.18u 358 3.902 8,444 granville 11,189 1,121 11,086 23,396 greene 2,826 la2 3,947 7,925 guilford 15.738 693 3 62 20,0 r>6 halifax 6.542 2.4 ri9 10,349 19,431 harnett 5,351 104 9,584 8,039 haywood 5,488 3l2 5,801 heiidermin 8,9 wl 85 1.382 10.448 hertford 3.948 1,111 4.415 9,504 vde 4.682 2j9 2,893 7,734 it dell 11,141 29 4.177 15347 jacltfon 5,3vi i 281 5,528 | johnston 10,548 193 4,916 15,657 j jouea 2.2.0 07 4.113 5,730 lenoir 4,903 177 3.131 10,211 lincoln 6.000 80 2,115 8.]95 j macon 5,370 115 m9 6,004 j madison 5.693 2 213 5,908 j martin 5,435 451 4,303 10,'89 | mcdowell 5.542 213 1.305 7,120 j mecklenburg 10,543 390 6,541 17.374 montgomery 5,781 45 1,823 7,649 moore 8,725 184 2 518 11.427 nash 6,319 688 4.681 11,688 v hanover 10.617 766 10.332 21.715 northampton 5,912 6.6 g.mih 13.376 onalow 5.198 159 3,499 8,856 orange 11.318 522 5.109 16,949 j pasquotank 4.473 1,4.-4 2,983 8.940 j perquimmin 3,287 392 3.569 7,248 ; per.on 5.798 318 5.196 11.22 ! pitt 7,480 127 8,473 16,08fi polk 3 317 106 620 4,043 randolph 14,768 380 2.645 16,79.1 richmond 5,211 3,5 5.453 11,000 j robeson 8 584 1,450 5.456 14,490 j rockingham 10,021 407 6.318 16,746 i rowan 10,522 135 3.929 14.586 rutherford 9,060 1^2 9,?9i 11,573 sampson 9.106 480 7.028 16,623 stanly 6.590 42 1.169 7.801 j stoker 7.h47 86 2,469 10.492 j 8urry h.949 184 1.246 10/179 tvrrell 3,203 143 1,597 4.943 i union 8.903 53 5.246 1 1,202 j wake 16,170 1.424 10.733 28,62/1 warren 4.933 405 10,401 15 26 j washington 3,596 295 2,465 6.357 i watauga 4,771 82 104 4.957 wayne 72l 34 5.451 14,906 wilkea 11,280 261 1.208 14.749 wiikoii 5,944 2s0 3.496 9.750 yadkin 9.110 168 1,433 10.711 yaacey 8,223 64 362 8,655 631,429 30,097 331,081 992,667 . â€¢*-. iÂ»-tinn our thanks for the per i thai of a letter from a you tig volunteer in | ihe confederate service who was io the , battle of bethel church to a relative at , willianif>bur its contents are anticipa i led us to the battle but the following ex tract possesses some interest : on heir way to bethel the enemy burned algernon whiting's house to the ground it is supposed they have a way of poisoning their cartridges on opening one of them 1 saw some kind of white pow der like arsenic between the ball and powder how can such cruel monsters ex pect to succeed while a just cod reigns su preme on high !" o the millenium will not come just yet fhe scripture phrase of beating swords in to plowshcars ind spears into pinning looks is to be reversed the collinsville company bave given up the manufacture ot plows aud are going to make ritlea practical hints for volunteers camp duty in cutting up tin earth sluice outside the rent tlit ini'ti should lie instructed to plan the refuse earth 1 cormmctly hi the inside bank of the sluice as it will serve t sr p uu tik i aperture between the main ground ami tho edge of lite tent canvass also it will serve id curry ntf the rain better the object ut the sluice j for r.ntp<ir-ts ur sentinels a sildev ! shaped tent in very good as a sentry box in a camp in our climate just now the m cleaning up m should lake place ! twice a week the aims and accoutrements in possession of the men si id always ! be kei-t in pood rÂ»rder and clean j no excuses should be granted for ,' the non-performance of this nr in deed any other duty we have known a whole camp of men to have j been subjected to severe punishment for the neglect of their appearance inasmuch as some companies had their hair undressed and their jack ets partly huttoncd while sonic of the men had their side and other arms uncleuued however a continual picking and cleaning of arms is not permissible no arms should he taken to pieces without permission of an officer for the private does not know when he may he ordered to tail in and how would he look with a musket minus a lock we find that some men use the term gun for musket infantry do not carry guns make yourselves soldiers in tetms as well as in hear ing one is of as much importance as the other often an officer once lost rank hy using an unmilitary term in command in camp quarters the proper of ficers should visit the kitchens dailv j and see the food the cooking uten sils cc'c and be very careful to the messing of the companies soldiers should for the time being forget their position heretofore the young planter and gentleman in the ranks must not dwell on his status he is now a soldier and in that capacity must recognize his du ties cheerfully the officers should not in a camp like ours overrun their power or he arbitrary in the least we mention these points not that we see any necessity for them but that an army like ours is not like the armies of europe our pay is our patriotism our glory our honor in being right and ready to serve in the cause of country duties of guards here we would give a few sugges tions for men on guard appear on guard in your best style neat and trim you are single and subject to much notice walk soldierly and stand so you represent the camp at your post and should be proud of the opportunity to give a good in dication of the material iu camp do not hold conversation with per sons unless actually necessary as per duty and when you do speak do so clearly concisely briefly holding yourself erect and manly your mus ket in proper position all persons of whatever rank high or low are expected to pay re spect to a sentinel all sentinels should be on the alert and watch what is going on around if anything creates suspicion report the same never leave the limits of your post or beat never give up your arms when in the discharge of your duty as sentinel nor prop them against walls or fences cany your musket generally at a support every sen tinel should repeat calls tor corporal of the guard from post to post and doso clearly ami precisely laughing or joking or antics in doing so be ing punishahle sentinels will come to attention and present anus to general and field officers to the officer of the day and to the post officer ; to all others who carry arms a sentinel in challenging will do it thus clearly and firmly : who comes there 1 if answered friend i with the countersign and tln scni tiuel he instructed lo pass pontons | with the countersign ||â€ž, sentinel i j will my advance ivh'1,,1 w-iii tho c'mlnter*igii n if iinsuckmi relief \ : patrol ,â€žâ€¢ grand it....nds ho will reply halt advance ser ; geant or corporal with fhu counter j sign satisfy yourstdf that tho par ties representing themselves before ; ) hi u ik tiii jiinl so 11c is they stale lÂ»y fiiiink'ivioii d,,ii't let any man ovnl your general pu-s without it we have ilifiivvii off the hbov'o i uuggentiotja fur the uetieht uf'reertiita j who will have lime in camp to bhixly , tliriii afier inilcr and uitti'r orders from their otiieors a camp is a i t-choid for thesulijiir ami everything i should he studied appertaining in } military matters we emild detail i many inure particulars had we space hut again we will refer to the bill je<jt referring to the evacuation of harper's berry the richiuoiii en quirerot yesterday indulges the fol low ing editorial comment : the necessity for the relinquishment of this detachment post where so many of1 our men were restricted within such nar row limits as to be uileily unavailable for j important operations in the field mav not | at the first announcement be apparent to i those who have not kept pace with the ; progress of events and may not he famil ,' iar with the strategctical necessities ot the i existing posture of affairs we must have j faith in those who conduct the govern i meiit faith in the justice of our cause and i an abiding trust in the supreme killer of | ill things there was always a party ' starting up hgaiust washington which served no good purpose in regard to j harper's ferry however may not its pos i session up to this period have answered nil the pusposes for which it was seized i may not the soldier hitherto at that re mote position be speedily needed nearer the centre ? have not events which had j their origin and culmination antecedent to the recent transfer of the troops and munitions of virginia to the con federate states necessitated the evacuation of one thing the country may bo assured â€” tl)q president has a distinct view of llie whole field of operationsâ€”as will be ac ! knowledged even by those who may be despondent upon tearing of the evacua ; lion of harper's kerry paris would not ' have fallen in 1814 it napoleon had made '. a timely withdrawal of his troops from northern forts a notable scheme the new york | times says : it is reported that a quiet but somewhat | extensive movement is on foot among cer ( tain houses representing heavy english j capitalists to obtain control of a prospect ive supply of cotton for english consump tion the plan is to despatch agents of j english houses lo the southern market with larrre awards of liinetv day exchange bills on england via new voik the scheme of course proceeds upon the pie i sumption that southern planters will prefer ( i to sell what cotton they have for good english exchange to letting it go for the bonds of the confederate slates of atner j ica according to mr cobb's plan ; and , that the united states government at the proper time viill interpose no obstacle to j ! the movement of cotton for english ac i â– count in this manner england and not i the 0 s a will have the control of the : j cotton crop o fourth regiment there are four min j â€¢ isters of tin gospel attached to this regi ment sabbath before la^t a most solemn â€¢ service was held at garvshurg the sac ! rarnent of the lord's supper was adminis j tered to the christian professors of the lie j gitneut the services were conducted by : hev capt miller aided by several other clergymen the thought thai it would , probably be the last time ir which mjiiic , would participate in the ordinance and j i that before another opportunity occurs they might be on the field of battle afl c ted every mux and gave great tenderness to the meeting a c presbyterian fast day â€” business was suspended in favettevilla and all the churches were filled by large and deeply interested con gregations ur correspondents in differ ent parts of the stale represent that the dav was observed with great solemnity iu many of our churches thanksgiving in view of the signal victory near \ ork town was mingled with humiliation and confession of sin n c presbyterian the late uat1lk tho petersburg express publish es the following interesting account ihe yankees commenced firing as bihmi as lliev gut within two miles ol'.the church and fired in every * i i â€” tection one half mile from the en trenchments n the road side is a sweet gum tree and i counted thir ty musket and rifle halls shot hy the yankees intuit as they came advan cing upon us their cannon balls and shells howled high above the trees in every course the rushed on madly tun the tramp of their col umns bounded awful to the small number of our men who kept cool and reserved lire till the enemy were within proper range then trans can nons and titles poured death into their ranks they fell back into the woods rallied and renewed the at tack ; ngaill repulsed they fell back upon their reserves ami attacked us ; a third time every effort was in vain they fought like tigers but were cut to pieces touted ran like wild devils they arknoweledge a hiss of killed wounded and missing five hundred and twenty five our loss was all toldy o>n titan killed and seven wounded none of these are from your region of virginia j r r the richmond ilowitzersdid the work while every man did his duty the artillery ot heaven is on our ! side too had 0Â«d magruder had | time to get his cavalry on the ground one hour sooner he would have kill ed and captured the whole 5000 i conversed with many of the wounded and asked them why they i had quit their homes to cutne hero j to kill us their former brothers who bad never injured them in anything they said twas " wrong some said twas â€¢â€¢ an unholy war some , said they were " forced into it by i politicians 1 asked one poor wretch â– who was in the last agonies of death cansed by a minnie ball two inches i below his left breast did he r his people think they were right in this war he rolled his eyes up into j mine shook his head and gasped i out in a whisper " ah no oh it is sad to walk over the fields and in the wood even with the flush of victory upon us and [ view the mangled dead and dying fellowsâ€”but it is their crime ! the next day a rumor was made that the enemy were approaching again the dinwiddie troop and capt easby's halifax troop and a , detachment of the richmond how ! itzers under lieut west all under ; command of capt w a adams i were ordered to proceed in the di rectiou of hampton to reconnoitre and annoy the enemy the com i inand proceeded down almost iu , sight of their camp all over the i whole county but not one live yan kee could lie seenâ€”all retired into , entrenchments and fort monroe bave three officers we met with a flag 1 oftruce to see col m to make some 1 treaty about prisoners and the woun ' ded we are verv strong here in all . the elements of war our friends . need not be uneasy torus or tor the ! state or for the south the north ; ern press now must cease to call us cowards and simpletons and reflect i upon the '* unholy war they are responsible to the civilized world and i to the great jrod of earth suspicious craft on oin oust a large sloop apparently a stranger in our neighborhood has been seen cruising for lie past week from dewees inlet along ! the coast of long island disappearing oc | ctisionally for live or mx hours and again ; returning towards the shore as many j as twenty-five or thirty men have been seen upon her decks and it is supposed that she is engaged in sounding and recounoit ering along our coast in that neighborhood he occasional absence is probably to re port to the yankee vessels ot the block ading fleet that portion of our coa6t is entirely unprotected and depredations could be readily committed upon the prop ertv and cattle to be found there without meeting with opposition it is to be hoped the matter will be examined into at once charleston news lath l088 of the glen coveâ€”anoth bit si rpiuse we confess ourselves deeply pained lo hear of tho burning of the steamer otto j cove she was not only llie swiftest boa i in the south hut one of the swiftest ii tho american waters as we have bad oc easion to observe v ben she plied betweei new voik and albany as a transport ! her place cannot be supplied by anv nth er craft we now have and il it should be come necessary b tin lussof our connei lion by rail to run the blockade lo noi folk or to any other point we have lost â– tho very boat which would have been b ! lecied for the enterprise when content | plating our dangers and our necessities present and prospective we have often i congratulated ourselves upon the good | providence which had seemed lo us this swift-winged water bird for the emergen cies which are likely to demand her sei vice ; and we have often biniled as out imagination has pictured her leaving it the distance the pawnee the anacosta the resoiute % the yankee and the whole i fleet of federal putsuers while she bped j in safety to her haven but she is no more ! the wasting touci of fire ban destroyed her ! she was burn j ed at her wharf in the cily of richmond ! ! | by the torch of an incendiary 111 while left under charge of three sleeping ne groes â€” petersburg express setting them free â€” a gentleman who arrived in this oily on tuesday from the i scene of battle at bethel church report l that one of the prisoners who had been j captured informed our forces that a vessel . had left newport news a few days before i with over one hundred virginia slaves on ; board bound he believed for cuba whert i they were to bo sold and the money appro ! priated to the support of the united states j government whether any reliance cat ; be placed in the statement or not we can not say but this we believe that the yan kees with all their apparent hatred of slavery are not too horrible or consuient j ious if they can steal onr negroes to seli i them into a more enduring and tyrannical bondage if thereby they can pocket a dol lar this will be the whole amount of their much talked of emancipation alas tor the poor n gro if he ever falls into their cldtches â€” pet express a change the following extract from 1 a private letter is published in the new i york journal of commerce : " your consolatory letter was received in due time for which i am much obliged i began to think 1 was ihe only threatened character in the country but i find therv are a great many more i have been rather severe on the republican party and have to take the curses c f all of them about ' here i have been called traitor kc and ' threatened to be shot bv two men three weeks ago i did not dare to say much but now i can talk and free speech is tolerated thank god the sober second thought is coming again if a collision is , avoided until the 4th of july there will be ; a chance to settle there are a good many republicans who think wni will not 'â– be th way to bring the south back and the cost of the war is much talked about i orange presbytery our late associ ' ate has placed us under many obligation i by his interesting sketch of the proceed ings of orange presbytery it will be seen that the presbytery has taken steps t wards the organization of a southern o . s presbyterian church this action is ! important in view of the fact that orange | is one of the oldest presbyteries in tbe i country its recent session was the 22d and auo that this was the first meeting ol a southern presbytery that has been held , since the divisive action of tho general ; assembly j a convention is called at augusts ga mi dec 4th will not our virginia breth ren change their call and substitute tin time and place named by our oldest sou \ them presbytery ?â€” n chpresbyterian.fi o rev dr dabney â€” a correspondent ol i the richmond dispatch mentions lhat pi dabney is chaplain of colonel wi ns regiment stationed at manassas june tion the opposing armies are rapidly approaching each other at that point and soon the minister of the prince of pone will be called to witness scenes of hea â€¢ strife on the 13th the dispatch say dr d preached a sermon to tbe southern army " which samuel davies in the time which tried men's sou is could nol h excelled in melting pathos withering sur casm and impassioned oratory â€”-Â»- presbyterian

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carolina watchman skmlwiikkhv vol xix salisbury n c june 24 1861 numuelt 14 j.j bruner edit3s and proprietor terms single copy 2.00 pivu copii 8.00 ten conies 15.00 clubs exceeding ten in the same pro portion \\ ',Â» mi-li payment always in advatt c census of noufll cakol.lna reported by the secretary of state to tho convention puke coon , o-r wiiitk m.ivh total oil l alamance 7,9tig 4121 3.4*15 l|,r53 alexumf r 5.393 19 611 6,039 arnon i iti-2 151 6,9*1 kl.tjti-j alleghany t.."..>7 j7 sm*f 3.59u asac 7.433 149 3!)l 9.">t beiufort 6 172 739 :â€¢ 878 14.779 bÂ«rti r>*h 279 h.ihii 14,311 bladen 6,233 435 5,437 11,995 hruusw.ck 4,513 260 t,ii;Â«i s.-tm buncombe i0.u3.j in ml 12,654 burke g iÂ»7 i>io 2.381 9,237 cabarrus 7.409 l'-t 3.u40 id,.1-16 caldwell 6,2/j7 114 1.986 7.-1j cmntleii j.!lt!l 876 2,127 r 3 is carter 6.064 15 i b.lho caswell 6,581 979 jj.'.-'i 18.v15 catavvb 9 036 28 i tllm jl>,730 chatham 12,555 36 halifax 6.542 2.4 ri9 10,349 19,431 harnett 5,351 104 9,584 8,039 haywood 5,488 3l2 5,801 heiidermin 8,9 wl 85 1.382 10.448 hertford 3.948 1,111 4.415 9,504 vde 4.682 2j9 2,893 7,734 it dell 11,141 29 4.177 15347 jacltfon 5,3vi i 281 5,528 | johnston 10,548 193 4,916 15,657 j jouea 2.2.0 07 4.113 5,730 lenoir 4,903 177 3.131 10,211 lincoln 6.000 80 2,115 8.]95 j macon 5,370 115 m9 6,004 j madison 5.693 2 213 5,908 j martin 5,435 451 4,303 10,'89 | mcdowell 5.542 213 1.305 7,120 j mecklenburg 10,543 390 6,541 17.374 montgomery 5,781 45 1,823 7,649 moore 8,725 184 2 518 11.427 nash 6,319 688 4.681 11,688 v hanover 10.617 766 10.332 21.715 northampton 5,912 6.6 g.mih 13.376 onalow 5.198 159 3,499 8,856 orange 11.318 522 5.109 16,949 j pasquotank 4.473 1,4.-4 2,983 8.940 j perquimmin 3,287 392 3.569 7,248 ; per.on 5.798 318 5.196 11.22 ! pitt 7,480 127 8,473 16,08fi polk 3 317 106 620 4,043 randolph 14,768 380 2.645 16,79.1 richmond 5,211 3,5 5.453 11,000 j robeson 8 584 1,450 5.456 14,490 j rockingham 10,021 407 6.318 16,746 i rowan 10,522 135 3.929 14.586 rutherford 9,060 1^2 9,?9i 11,573 sampson 9.106 480 7.028 16,623 stanly 6.590 42 1.169 7.801 j stoker 7.h47 86 2,469 10.492 j 8urry h.949 184 1.246 10/179 tvrrell 3,203 143 1,597 4.943 i union 8.903 53 5.246 1 1,202 j wake 16,170 1.424 10.733 28,62/1 warren 4.933 405 10,401 15 26 j washington 3,596 295 2,465 6.357 i watauga 4,771 82 104 4.957 wayne 72l 34 5.451 14,906 wilkea 11,280 261 1.208 14.749 wiikoii 5,944 2s0 3.496 9.750 yadkin 9.110 168 1,433 10.711 yaacey 8,223 64 362 8,655 631,429 30,097 331,081 992,667 . â€¢*-. iÂ»-tinn our thanks for the per i thai of a letter from a you tig volunteer in | ihe confederate service who was io the , battle of bethel church to a relative at , willianif>bur its contents are anticipa i led us to the battle but the following ex tract possesses some interest : on heir way to bethel the enemy burned algernon whiting's house to the ground it is supposed they have a way of poisoning their cartridges on opening one of them 1 saw some kind of white pow der like arsenic between the ball and powder how can such cruel monsters ex pect to succeed while a just cod reigns su preme on high !" o the millenium will not come just yet fhe scripture phrase of beating swords in to plowshcars ind spears into pinning looks is to be reversed the collinsville company bave given up the manufacture ot plows aud are going to make ritlea practical hints for volunteers camp duty in cutting up tin earth sluice outside the rent tlit ini'ti should lie instructed to plan the refuse earth 1 cormmctly hi the inside bank of the sluice as it will serve t sr p uu tik i aperture between the main ground ami tho edge of lite tent canvass also it will serve id curry ntf the rain better the object ut the sluice j for r.ntpn titan killed and seven wounded none of these are from your region of virginia j r r the richmond ilowitzersdid the work while every man did his duty the artillery ot heaven is on our ! side too had 0Â«d magruder had | time to get his cavalry on the ground one hour sooner he would have kill ed and captured the whole 5000 i conversed with many of the wounded and asked them why they i had quit their homes to cutne hero j to kill us their former brothers who bad never injured them in anything they said twas " wrong some said twas â€¢â€¢ an unholy war some , said they were " forced into it by i politicians 1 asked one poor wretch â– who was in the last agonies of death cansed by a minnie ball two inches i below his left breast did he r his people think they were right in this war he rolled his eyes up into j mine shook his head and gasped i out in a whisper " ah no oh it is sad to walk over the fields and in the wood even with the flush of victory upon us and [ view the mangled dead and dying fellowsâ€”but it is their crime ! the next day a rumor was made that the enemy were approaching again the dinwiddie troop and capt easby's halifax troop and a , detachment of the richmond how ! itzers under lieut west all under ; command of capt w a adams i were ordered to proceed in the di rectiou of hampton to reconnoitre and annoy the enemy the com i inand proceeded down almost iu , sight of their camp all over the i whole county but not one live yan kee could lie seenâ€”all retired into , entrenchments and fort monroe bave three officers we met with a flag 1 oftruce to see col m to make some 1 treaty about prisoners and the woun ' ded we are verv strong here in all . the elements of war our friends . need not be uneasy torus or tor the ! state or for the south the north ; ern press now must cease to call us cowards and simpletons and reflect i upon the '* unholy war they are responsible to the civilized world and i to the great jrod of earth suspicious craft on oin oust a large sloop apparently a stranger in our neighborhood has been seen cruising for lie past week from dewees inlet along ! the coast of long island disappearing oc | ctisionally for live or mx hours and again ; returning towards the shore as many j as twenty-five or thirty men have been seen upon her decks and it is supposed that she is engaged in sounding and recounoit ering along our coast in that neighborhood he occasional absence is probably to re port to the yankee vessels ot the block ading fleet that portion of our coa6t is entirely unprotected and depredations could be readily committed upon the prop ertv and cattle to be found there without meeting with opposition it is to be hoped the matter will be examined into at once charleston news lath l088 of the glen coveâ€”anoth bit si rpiuse we confess ourselves deeply pained lo hear of tho burning of the steamer otto j cove she was not only llie swiftest boa i in the south hut one of the swiftest ii tho american waters as we have bad oc easion to observe v ben she plied betweei new voik and albany as a transport ! her place cannot be supplied by anv nth er craft we now have and il it should be come necessary b tin lussof our connei lion by rail to run the blockade lo noi folk or to any other point we have lost â– tho very boat which would have been b ! lecied for the enterprise when content | plating our dangers and our necessities present and prospective we have often i congratulated ourselves upon the good | providence which had seemed lo us this swift-winged water bird for the emergen cies which are likely to demand her sei vice ; and we have often biniled as out imagination has pictured her leaving it the distance the pawnee the anacosta the resoiute % the yankee and the whole i fleet of federal putsuers while she bped j in safety to her haven but she is no more ! the wasting touci of fire ban destroyed her ! she was burn j ed at her wharf in the cily of richmond ! ! | by the torch of an incendiary 111 while left under charge of three sleeping ne groes â€” petersburg express setting them free â€” a gentleman who arrived in this oily on tuesday from the i scene of battle at bethel church report l that one of the prisoners who had been j captured informed our forces that a vessel . had left newport news a few days before i with over one hundred virginia slaves on ; board bound he believed for cuba whert i they were to bo sold and the money appro ! priated to the support of the united states j government whether any reliance cat ; be placed in the statement or not we can not say but this we believe that the yan kees with all their apparent hatred of slavery are not too horrible or consuient j ious if they can steal onr negroes to seli i them into a more enduring and tyrannical bondage if thereby they can pocket a dol lar this will be the whole amount of their much talked of emancipation alas tor the poor n gro if he ever falls into their cldtches â€” pet express a change the following extract from 1 a private letter is published in the new i york journal of commerce : " your consolatory letter was received in due time for which i am much obliged i began to think 1 was ihe only threatened character in the country but i find therv are a great many more i have been rather severe on the republican party and have to take the curses c f all of them about ' here i have been called traitor kc and ' threatened to be shot bv two men three weeks ago i did not dare to say much but now i can talk and free speech is tolerated thank god the sober second thought is coming again if a collision is , avoided until the 4th of july there will be ; a chance to settle there are a good many republicans who think wni will not 'â– be th way to bring the south back and the cost of the war is much talked about i orange presbytery our late associ ' ate has placed us under many obligation i by his interesting sketch of the proceed ings of orange presbytery it will be seen that the presbytery has taken steps t wards the organization of a southern o . s presbyterian church this action is ! important in view of the fact that orange | is one of the oldest presbyteries in tbe i country its recent session was the 22d and auo that this was the first meeting ol a southern presbytery that has been held , since the divisive action of tho general ; assembly j a convention is called at augusts ga mi dec 4th will not our virginia breth ren change their call and substitute tin time and place named by our oldest sou \ them presbytery ?â€” n chpresbyterian.fi o rev dr dabney â€” a correspondent ol i the richmond dispatch mentions lhat pi dabney is chaplain of colonel wi ns regiment stationed at manassas june tion the opposing armies are rapidly approaching each other at that point and soon the minister of the prince of pone will be called to witness scenes of hea â€¢ strife on the 13th the dispatch say dr d preached a sermon to tbe southern army " which samuel davies in the time which tried men's sou is could nol h excelled in melting pathos withering sur casm and impassioned oratory â€”-Â»- presbyterian